Scattered Storms This Evening; Large Hail Possible
SCATTERED STORMS INCREASING: Thunderstorms are increasing through parts of Central Alabama this afternoon; one storm has moved through parts of Sumter, Greene, and Hale counties in West Alabama producing large hail. Other storms that form will also be capable of large hail as they move northeast. The good news is that wind profiles do not support tornado activity over Alabama now. SPC maintains a “slight risk” (level 2/5) of severe thunderstorms for most of the state.
Storms will end from west to east early tonight as dry air move into the state.
TOMORROW THROUGH THE WEEKEND: Tomorrow will will be a dry day; the sky partly to mostly sunny with a high in the mid 70s. Then, a fast moving weather system will bring a few showers, and possibly a thunderstorm, to the northern third of the state late tomorrow night into early Saturday morning. It looks like the air will be stable, and odds of any severe weather look low. Then, the sky becomes partly sunny Saturday afternoon with a high in the 72-75 degree range. And, finally a Sunday with no severe weather worries… the sky will feature a good supply of sunshine Sunday with a high in the low 70s.
NEXT WEEK: Monday and Tuesday look dry with a high in the 70s. The next weather system will bring periods of rain, and possibly a thunderstorm, to the state Tuesday night into Wednesday, but for now we are not expecting severe weather issues. Dry air returns for Thursday and Friday… See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.
MORNING STORMS: “Round one” of rain and thunderstorms over Alabama this morning produced wind damage in parts of Tuscaloosa, Hale, and Perry counties. And, a gravity wave/wake low on the back edge of the rain mass was responsible for knocking hundreds of trees over the eastern half of the state. Winds were generally in the 40-45 mph range, but the saturated soil conditions helped the trees come down easily. Thankfully we have heard of no injuries.
ON THIS DATE IN 1999: On Friday, April 23, 1999, a horrific hailstorm moved southeast from Pennsylvania across Garrett County, Maryland and into the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. By the time it reached Capon Bridge in eastern Hampshire County, West Virginia, the size of the hail had grown from golf balls to baseballs. As it moved into Frederick County, VA, the hail storm continued to grow dropping golf ball size hail in a swath now reaching from the north of Winchester, south to Stephen City (about 10 miles). Hailstones grew to the size of Grapefruit (4 inches in diameter) east of Winchester.
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